Geoguessr
Released: 2026-09-10
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meta-llama/llama-4-maverick
meta
Score: 4692
Distance: 127km
Lat: 30.123456
Lng: 80.654321
The image appears to be a serene riverbank scene with steep mountainous terrain, characteristic of the Himalayan region. The presence of a river flowing through a narrow valley surrounded by mountains suggests a location in the Himalayas. The vegetation and the rocky terrain are consistent with regions like Uttarakhand, India. The image’s metadata includes a copyright by ’anamaya upadhyay’, which could indicate a connection to the region or the photographer. Given these clues, a plausible location could be near the Kali River in the Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand, India.
google/gemini-3-flash-preview
Score: 4944
Distance: 22km
Lat: 29.8658825
Lng: 82.1648419
The photographer’s name, Anamaya Upadhyay, is commonly associated with photography in the Karnali region of Nepal. The image shows a fast-flowing river in a deep Himalayan valley with characteristic vegetation and rocky terrain consistent with the Karnali River basin in Western Nepal.
anthropic/claude-haiku-4.5
anthropic
Score: 3857
Distance: 519km
Lat: 32.2233
Lng: 77.1892
This image shows a mountain river in a deep valley with steep forested slopes on both sides. The terrain features coniferous forests, rocky riverbanks, and a glacial-fed river with a distinctive blue-green color typical of Himalayan river valleys. The landscape characteristics - the river gorge formation, vegetation pattern, rock formations, and overall topography - are consistent with the Kinnaur or Spiti regions of Himachal Pradesh in northern India. The river appears to be the Sutlej River or one of its major tributaries, and the geological features suggest this is likely in the Kinnaur region near the Indo-Tibetan border area. The presence of the Google Street View marker and the specific combination of features points to this location in the upper Sutlej River valley.
openai/gpt-5-image-mini
openai
Score: 4376
Distance: 267km
Lat: 28.621
Lng: 84.237
Photographer credit (Anamaya Upadhayay) suggests Nepal; landscape shows a narrow Himalayan river gorge with coniferous/deciduous vegetation, rocky banks and white sand typical of mid‑Himalayan rivers. Vegetation, slope angles and light indicate the Annapurna/Marsyangdi valley area in central Nepal, so I place the image along the Marsyangdi/Annapurna river corridor in Lamjung/Manang region (approximate coordinates).
moonshotai/kimi-k2.5
moonshot
Score: 4141
Distance: 377km
Lat: 31.7437
Lng: 78.5962
This image shows a river valley with steep mountainous terrain, rocky riverbanks, and sparse vegetation consistent with the Himalayan region of India. The ’anamaya upadhyay’ watermark suggests a local photographer from India. The river characteristics (clear, fast-flowing, glacial-fed), the steep valley geology, and the vegetation type (mixed coniferous and scrub at what appears to be moderate to high elevation) are highly characteristic of the Beas River valley or Sutlej River valley in Himachal Pradesh. The sandy/rocky riverbed and the specific mountain morphology with steep, forested slopes are particularly reminiscent of areas near Kullu, Manali, or towards the Spiti/Lahaul regions. Based on the specific combination of a wide river valley with steep, partially vegetated slopes, glacial river characteristics, and the photographic style suggesting a popular trekking/tourism area, this appears to be in the Kullu-Manali region of Himachal Pradesh, likely in the upper Beas valley or Parvati valley area. The coordinates point to an area along the Beas River near Manali.
Methodology Note
Each model receives the same Google Street View image. Models are tasked with guessing the location of the image using only visual clues from the street view. Their answers are evaluated without feedback or retries.